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Exploring the New Era: An Empirical Analysis of China’s Regional HDI Development

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  • Zhidan Shi
  • Xiao Tang

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Based on the Human Development Index (HDI), this paper investigates the changes in China’s sectoral imbalance and provincial disparity. This paper calculates the HDI of Chinese provinces in 1982–2015 and analyzes the changes in the level of human development in various provinces since 1982. This paper finds that from 1982 to 2015, the HDI of all provinces in China generally increased. Among the three components of the HDI (income, health status, and education), income made the greatest contribution to the increase in the HDI. However, its marginal contribution to the HDI decreases as the gross national income (GNI) per capita increases. The provincial disparity among different areas is continually declining, while the component that makes the largest contribution varies: in 1982, income made the largest contribution, whereas in 2015, it was education. Income growth is the largest contributor to the continuous decline in HDI inequality, and education and health increases are positively correlated with increases in the HDI.

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  • Zhidan Shi & Xiao Tang, 2020. "Exploring the New Era: An Empirical Analysis of China’s Regional HDI Development," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(9), pages 1957-1970, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:56:y:2020:i:9:p:1957-1970
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2019.1684255
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    1. Zhiping Song & Peishan Tong, 2022. "The Impact of Social Security Expenditure on Human Common Development: Evidence from China’s Provincial Panel Data," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-12, September.
    2. Xiang Luo & Jingjing Qin & Qing Wan & Gui Jin, 2023. "Spatial Human Development Index in China: Measurement and Interpretation Based on Bayesian Estimation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-18, January.

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